Habitat: Giant Panda Bears
are found in southwest China. Giant
pandas live in the mountain ranges
of the Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu
provinces. Panda's prefer the cold,
damp coniferous forests between 4000
and 11,000 feet above sea level.

Sub-species: There is only
one sub-species of panda, and it is
solely found in China.

Senses: Giant panda bears
have excellent night vision. However,
Giant pandas are nearsighted and are
thought to have limited color vision.They
have excellent hearing and a good
sense of smell.

Territories: Giant panda bears
may share the same ranges, but they
try to avoid each other. The average
female giant panda home range is approximately
1.9 square miles while a male's range
is larger. If food is not in abundance
the panda may have a larger defined
range.

Diet: Giant pandas are primarily
vegetarians, bamboo makes up 99% of
their diet. In fact an adult panda
bear will eat between 26-33 lbs of
bamboo a day. If the bamboo has soft
new shoots, they will eat up to 84
lbs of bamboo in a day! On occasion
pandas will eat h eat meat, berries,
flowers, grass and nuts if they are
unable to find enough bamboo.

Behavior: Giant panda bears
mark their territories by scratching
trees and leaving a scent. Giant panda
bears spend between 10 and 12 hours
eating bamboo each day. They tend
to be shy and avoid contact with the
developed world.

Description: Panda bears have
a stocky build with short legs. Panda
bears are white with black ears, eye
patches, legs, feet, chest, and shoulders,
they have thick coarse outer hairs
and a dense woolly underfur.

Birth: Giant pandas
give birth to litters of 1 to
3 cubs at a time. Newborn panda
bears weigh between 3-5 ounces.
Giant panda bear cubs have a
high-mortality rate and usually
only 1 cub survives.

Did
You Know?

Panda
bears have six digits
on their front paws,
which includes an opposable
thumb.

Gestation: Giant panda bears
carry their young for 95 and 160 days.

Cubs: Giant panda bear cubs
are born blind and toothless. In fact,
they are completely helpless at birth.
The cubs do not open their eyes until
they are 6-8 weeks of age and they
are not mobile until they are 3 months
of age. Giant panda cubs are weaned
at 9 months of age, but they will
stay with their mother for the first
2 years of life.

Sexual Maturity: Female
giant panda bears sexually mature
between 4-5 years of age, while
males are sexually mature between
the ages of 6-7.

Did
You Know?

Each
panda’s markings are
slightly different from
one another.

Giant Panda Bear

Conservation Classification:
Endangered

Life Span: Giant panda bears in
the wild live 14 to 20 years in the wild.
Giant pandas can live to be up to 30 years
old in captivity. Their population is decreasing
due to human encroachment, in their habitat.

Social Structure: Panda bears are
solitary animals, except when a female
is rearing her young.

Did You Know?

There are
less than 1,600 giant panda
bears in the wild.

Unusual: The giant panda is the
rarest member of the bear family and among
the world’s most threatened animals.